Alternative music, cult films, and pop culture explored through a Gen X lens — with reviews, interviews, and a deep-dive podcast.
RIP Ray Manzarek; Enjoy in remembrance our mix of some of his best tracks with The Doors, his solo work, collaborations, and covers. In a year that’s already seen many musical titans pass, we’ve lost another legend, and that’s the late Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, who passed away from cancer on May 20th at 74 […]
Concert Review: ArnoCorps Blaze Through A Rocking Set At The Fireside Lounge in Alameda, CA. [rating=5] If you’ve wondered why I haven’t posted in a bit, it’s because I just came back from a trip in San Francisco, one of my favorite places to take a trip. One of many vacation highlights included a blistering […]
MAJOR SPOILER ALERT: Don’t read until you’ve seen ‘Iron Man 3’. I recently saw “Iron Man 3.” I wasn’t looking forward to it in particular. I loved the original but thought the sequel was an afterthought, merely serving as a set-up to The Avengers. But “Iron Man 3” was quite enjoyable, and that’s in large […]
Album Review: Steve Kilbey and Martin Kennedy make chilled-out bliss with “You Are Everything” [rating=5] When I interviewed Steve Kilbey earlier this year he was quite candid about the recent shakiness with his long-running band The Church, and had this to say about his new album “You Are Everything” with Martin Kennedy: “Don’t wait for the […]
Queens of The Stone Age Play New Song ‘Keep Your Eyes Peeled’, hearkening back to their earliest works. Over the past few weeks, Queens Of The Stone Age have been leaking new tracks from their upcoming album ‘Like Clockwork.’ Last week the band played several songs at Studio Brussell’s Club 69 in Belgium, including ‘I Sat By […]
The Cult to announce 2013 tour dates on Monday; will perform their hit 1987 “Electric” album in its entirety. **UPDATED! Click here for my Concert Review of the Austin ACL Live show. In 2009 The Cult did the “Love Live” tour, where the band played their 80’s goth opus “Love” in its entirety, rewarding fans […]
Slayer founding member, guitarist and songwriter Jeff Hanneman dead at 49. Metal fans and musicians the world over were shaken yesterday at the unexpected news that Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman, died of liver failure at the young age of 49. The news came via a press release from the band: “Slayer is devastated to inform that […]
New Trailer for “The Wolverine” looks Ninja-tastic. 20th Century Fox has just released a brand new trailer for the upcoming Wolverine (sequel/prequel/do-over?) movie, and it looks promising. Clearly taking a page from the Chris Claremont/Frank Miller 1983 comic miniseries, “The Wolverine” takes Logan to Japan, where he battles hordes of Ninjas, fights the Silver Samurai […]
Vote! Pick your choice for the Best Drummers in Alternative Rock. **UPDATE: Polls are closed! Click here to view the winners. A few weeks ago I conducted a poll for the best bassists in alternative rock. (click here to see the results.) It proved so popular, that I thought it would be fun to do the […]
Album Review: Iggy And The Stooges ‘Ready To Die.’ Iggy and co. do a do-over from the disastrous ‘The Weirdness.’ Mission partly accomplished. [rating=3] The Stooges 2007 release ‘The Weirdness‘ remains one of the worst comeback albums ever. It got terrible reviews and espoused the old adage that ‘you can’t go home again.’ But Iggy […]